CrossOver Alternatives for Mac
There are many alternatives to CrossOver for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is Wine, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to CrossOver and 16 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to CrossOver are PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac, Whisky, Parallels Desktop and Mythic.
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CrossOver alternatives are mainly Compatibility Layer Tools but may also be Game Library Managers or Virtualization Tools. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of CrossOver.- Compatibility Layer Tool
- Paid • Proprietary
- 703 likes41 Wine alternatives
An advanced, free open-source tool enabling Windows applications to run on Linux and other systems without emulation. It offers configuration options, supports diverse operating systems, and benefits from continuous updates and robust community support to enhance Windows app compatibility.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Linux
- Android
- Android Tablet
- BSD
- Flathub
Wine VS CrossOver
Is Wine a good alternative to CrossOver? - 241 likes42 PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac alternatives
PlayOnLinux is a graphical frontend for the Wine software compatibility layer which allows Linux and Mac users to install Windows-based video games, Microsoft Office (2000 to 2010), Microsoft Internet Explorer, as well as many other applications.
License model
- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
- Wine
- FreeBSD
PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac Features
PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac VS CrossOver
Is this a good alternative to CrossOver? - 18 likes31 Whisky alternatives
Whisky provides a clean and easy to use graphical wrapper for Wine built in native SwiftUI. You can make and manage bottles, install and run Windows apps and games, and unlock the full potential of your Mac with no technical knowledge required.
Whisky VS CrossOver
Is Whisky a good alternative to CrossOver? - 140 likes58 Parallels Desktop alternatives
Virtualization software for running Windows, Linux, and other OSes on Mac. Supports Windows 11 on Apple Silicon, resource adjustments, and seamless app access and file sharing between OS environments.
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- Paid • Proprietary
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- Mac
- Chrome OS
Parallels Desktop Features
Parallels Desktop VS CrossOver
Is Parallels Desktop a good alternative to CrossOver?Comments about Parallels Desktop as an Alternative to CrossOver
CrossOver emulates windows application layer. parallels creates a fully virtualised machine and requires Windows installation, like if it was a physical computer.
10This is a virtualization tool, not a compatibility layer
6 - 8 likes47 Mythic alternatives
An open-source Epic Games Launcher alternative and normal game launcher for macOS written in Swift. We started this project to create a GUI frontend for Legendary and to play Windows games using game porting toolkit by Apple.
Mythic VS CrossOver
Is Mythic a good alternative to CrossOver? - 26 likes37 Pegasus alternatives
Pegasus is a graphical frontend for browsing your game library (especially retro games) and launching them from one place. It's focusing on customizability, cross platform support (including embedded devices) and high performance.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- Raspberry Pi
Pegasus Features
Pegasus VS CrossOver
Is Pegasus a good alternative to CrossOver? - 28 likes34 WineBottler alternatives
WineBottler is an App to manage and wrap your Windows apps into convenient OS X apps. WineBottler helps you with running Windows programs on OS X.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Wine
WineBottler Features
DiscontinuedThe application has not been updated for almost three years: https://bitbucket.org/winebottler/winebottler/src/master/, https://bitbucket.org/winebottler/winebottler/src/master/It also does not support the latest versions of macOS: https://www.reddit.com/r/winehq/comments/j43ziq/comment/g7gqpk5/
WineBottler VS CrossOver
Is WineBottler a good alternative to CrossOver?Comments about WineBottler as an Alternative to CrossOver
It's much more complicated than Crossover. CrossOver is simple to use and WineBottler is much more complicated
-2 - 1 like38 Phoenicis alternatives
Phoenicis is a graphical front-end for Wine, a tool to help Linux and Mac users run games and programs for Windows. The future of PlayOnLinux and PlayOnMac.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Linux
- Flathub
Phoenicis Features
Phoenicis VS CrossOver
Is Phoenicis a good alternative to CrossOver? - 2 likes38 Hangover alternatives
This is Hangover, a project started by André Zwing and Stefan Dösinger in 2016 to run (x86_64)/x86_32 Windows applications on aarch64/(ppc64le)/x86_64 Wine. (Architectures in brackets are currently not supported).
License model
- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Linux
Hangover Features
Hangover VS CrossOver
Is Hangover a good alternative to CrossOver? - 17 likes35 Q4wine alternatives
Q4Wine is a qt4 GUI for wine that will help you manage wine prefixes and installed applications
License model
- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
- Wine
Q4wine Features
Q4wine VS CrossOver
Is Q4wine a good alternative to CrossOver? - 19 likes32 Wineskin Winery alternatives
Wineskin is a tool used to make ports of Windows software to Mac OS X. The ports are in the form of normal Mac application bundle wrappers. It works like a wrapper around the Windows software, and you can share just the wrappers if you choose.
DiscontinuedHasn't been updated in over 6 years and doesn't work on most modern versions of macOS: https://sourceforge.net/projects/wineskin/, https://github.com/Gcenx/WineskinServer#wineskin
Wineskin Winery VS CrossOver
Is Wineskin Winery a good alternative to CrossOver? - 13 likes29 Porting Kit alternatives
Using Wineskin technology, Porting Kit is a PaulTheTall.com app that can install games and apps compiled for Microsoft Windows® in Mac OS X. It has access to a server where we store WSI files for more than 300 games, which can be installed by any Porting Kit user.
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- Free • Proprietary
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- Mac
Porting Kit Features
Porting Kit VS CrossOver
Is Porting Kit a good alternative to CrossOver?Comments about Porting Kit as an Alternative to CrossOver
paulthetallIts free and has the same options.
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Comments about Wine as an Alternative to CrossOver
It’s free. And you never have to buy anything for wine. You can keep it as long as you want!! And I love that special ability! Thanks!